She has been hailed as a genius, and she has been criticized as a fierce ideologue and “food Calvinist” for her unbending commitment to using only local, organic ingredients. Alice Waters⎯chef, author, and proprietor of the legendary restaurant Chez Panisse⎯has changed not only how we eat but also how we think about food and the way it is produced.

Congratulations are in order for the entire California College of the Arts Architecture community for securing a 2010 NCARB Prize, announced last week during the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) Annual Meeting Awards Ceremony held in New Orleans.

The official opening of Showplace Triangle Plaza, in the 1200 block of 16th Street at the now cordoned-off intersection of 16th and Eighth streets, neatly positioned between Axis Café and Wolfe’s, took place on Thursday, February 25, just before noon. The event was officiated by Mayor Newsom and a bevy of additional city officials*, as well as the requisite media frenzy! (See additional photos at the CCA Snapshots page on Flickr).

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will hold a press event at Showplace Triangle Plaza (in front of Axis Café at 16th Street) Thursday, February 25, at 11:30 a.m. (Note: Time is subject to change, so check here for updated information).

All students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to drop by and show their appreciation on behalf of the college for the city-funded Showplace Triangle Plaza. Unless, of course, you're in class.

Non•Mart is a design studio, shop, and art show that offers a platform for exploring a more relational, less-commercial means of economic exchange. Non•Mart invites artists, designers, and the general public to participate in a dynamic trade-based alternative to traditional commerce. Non•Mart will be open November 6 through January 15, 2010.

This Sunday Future Action Reclamation Mob (FARM) will be one of many stops on the San Francisco Parks Trust bike tour! This is a tour for persons who love community gardens, so it's awesome they choose to see CCA's FARM site. Come out and show the tour what it means to be a FARMer.

Ignoring the rain and cold, Team California held an impromtu dance party in Refract House following the announcement of their third place win in the Solar Decathlon. With the Shop Boyz blaring, students from several other teams joined in the celebration.

Earlier in the morning, emotions ran high in the main tent of the Solar Decathlon competition. There were whistles and cheers (and even a few tears) following each announcement: third place, second place, and third place in engineering. And then, finally, the overall winners:
Team California, third place